WOMEN’S AND MEN’S RATINGS
ISO 23537-1: INDEPENDENTLY TESTED TEMPERATURE RATINGS
All ONE PLANET sleeping bags are temperature rated in accordance with ISO 23537-1. This is the only globally recognised standard for the temperature testing of sleeping bags, and gives ratings for both women and men. Sleeping bags tested to the International Organisation for Standardisation 23537-1 (Requirements for sleeping bags) allow users to make informed, educated and accurate decisions.
The ISO 23537-1 testing methods allows objective comparisons of the warmth of different shapes (mummy, tapered rectangular and rectangular), sizes (small, regular and large) and how this translates into warmth for both women and men. When reading our temperature rating information, the ’Comfort’ rating gives an accurate figure for the lower limit of comfort for a standard woman, while the ‘Limit’ is an accurate gauge of the lowest limit of comfort for a standard man.
Not all manufacturers test to this standard, nor give information about how they arrive at their temperature ratings. As a result, care should be taken when comparing claims of warmth.